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Michael Cohen: Who is Trump’s former ‘fix-it’ man?
So the man who was Donald Trump’s trusted confidante for over a decade now faces up to 5 years in jail… for Michael Cohen, trashed in public by his former boss – it’s a bitter end to a once beautiful friendship. The son of immigrants – Mr Cohen’s path to the office of the most…
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Saudi-led force attack Hodeidah port in Yemen
In Yemen today, for a second day, the Saudi-led coalition has attacked Houthi positions in an attempt to gain control of the port town of Hodeidah. The Houthi rebels claim that they have foiled an Arab naval attack and claim they are ready for a long battle. Our Foreign Affairs Correspondent Jonathan Rugman reports.
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Cuba welcomes a new president
Cuba’s new president Miguel Diaz-Canel has pledged to continue the socialist revolution led by his predecessors, as he became the country’s first leader who isn’t from the Castro family for almost 60 years. 86 year old Raoul Castro will remain head of the Communist party – but he hinted today that Diaz Canel could take…
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Footage appears to show Israeli soldiers cheering shooting of Palestinian
Israel has declared that soldiers heard in video footage cheering as a sniper shot a Palestinian near the Gaza border will be disciplined, although their preliminary inquiry has cleared the sniper himself, saying he had acted appropriately. The Israeli army says the incident happened in December, adding that the unapproved filming was not “the level of…
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Inside the Gaza border protest camps
Israeli fighter jets struck a target in the Gaza Strip today after it was claimed explosives had been found near the border. Thousands of Palestinians have been protesting along the border in the run-up to the anniversary of Israel’s foundation 70 years ago.
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Hundreds attend funeral of Palestinian journalist killed by Israeli fire
Hundreds of people have been to the funeral of a prominent Palestinian journalist who was killed while covering mass protests along the Israeli border. He was one of ten people who died during yesterday’s actions, as Israeli troops opened fire on crowds they claimed were trying to storm the border fence. From Jerusalem, our Foreign…
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Another Friday of protests in Gaza
Four Palestinian protesters have been killed and at least 200 injured, according to medics in Gaza, as thousands of protesters gathered along the Israel-Gaza border. They set fire to tyres to create a smokescreen to block the view of Israel Defence Force snipers, who say troops only opened fire when people attempted to breach the…
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‘I’m hopeful that she could be home before Christmas’: husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Boris Johnson is in Iran hoping to secure the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. We speak to her husband, Richard Ratcliffe. Jonathan Rugman reports.
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Boris Johnson possibly heading to Iran to secure Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s freedom
There are reports tonight that Boris Johnson the foreign secretary will fly to Iran this weekend where he is expected to make efforts to secure the release of British Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe who has been in prison in Tehran since April 2016. Our foreign affairs correspondent Jonathan Rugman is here.
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Airstrikes in Syrian province reportedly left over 100 dead in the last week
When it comes to Syria, Russia has been doing a great deal of diplomatic leg work in recent days, meeting with Iran and Turkey to broker a post-conflict settlement. Today, a top Russian general said Russia was likely to reduce troop numbers in Syria. But the Russians and the Syrian regime also seem in a…
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Sport imitating politics: Real Madrid and Girona FC
Real Madrid played Girona today, amid the political tensions in Catalonia. Jonathan Rugman was at the match.
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Catalonia presses ahead with independence plans
The parliament in Catalonia says it will move to declare independence from Spain as early as next Monday. EU leaders have again urged both sides to calm down and talk to one another. But the Spanish King has been accused of inflaming the situation by failing to condemn the weekend’s violence. Jonathan Rugman has been…
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Police and protesters clash as Catalonia goes to the polls
More than 460 people have been hurt – including 11 police officers – as Spanish security forces tried to stop people voting in Catalonia’s independence referendum. Jonathan Rugman reports from Barcelona.
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Catalan pro-independence leaders determined to go ahead with referendum
Supporters of Catalan independence say they’re determined to go ahead with tomorrow’s referendum – despite Spain’s efforts to stop it happening. Our foreign affairs correspondent, Jonathan Rugman, reports from Barcelona.
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Can Macron bring Trump back into the embrace of Europe and NATO?
Donald Trump has again had to defend his son Donald Junior. The US President was welcomed to France today by perhaps an unlikely ally in France’s new centrist president.